The quality of clinical practice guidelines for preoperative care using the AGREE II instrument: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our aim was to summarize and compare relevant recommendations from evidence-based CPGs (EB-CPGs).

Methods

Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines.

Data sources

PubMed, EMBase, Cochrane Library, LILACS, Tripdatabase, and additional sources. In July 2017, we searched CPGs that were published in the last 10 years, without language restrictions, in electronic databases, and also searched specific CPG sources, reference lists, and consulted experts. Pairs of independent reviewers selected EB-CPGs and rated their methodological quality using the AGREE-II instrument. We summarized recommendations, its supporting evidence, and strength of recommendations according to the GRADE methodology.

Results

We included 16 EB-CPGs out of 2262 references ident

SUBMITTER: Ciapponi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7359265 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature